Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 6.153
The Supreme Lord Has Three Primary Potencies
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three primary potencies. Are you trying to prove that He has no potencies?
What the purport teaches
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead has three primary potencies.
- The translation challenges the attempt to prove that He has no potencies.
- Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu introduces four verses from the Viṣṇu Purāṇa to explain the Lord’s different potencies.
Try this today
Before continuing your study, write this heading in your notes: “The Lord’s three primary potencies.”
Ask yourself
How does accepting the Lord’s potencies affect your understanding of Him?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.